While we all learn to avoid clicking on dodgy links and look out for scams, this week we got reminded that there are some silent threats out there we also need to be alert of—zero-click attacks.
Video-sharing app TikTok confirmed, as first reported by Forbes, that a few celebrities' accounts, including the likes of CNN and Paris Hilton, were compromised by simply opening a DM. Attackers reportedly took advantage of a zero-day vulnerability in the messaging component to execute the malicious code as soon as the message was opened.
